Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. holiday and national day of service. It took a long time for the country to get there It was first proposed four days after King's 1968 assassination outside a ...

Bill Clinton and Barack Obama previously took presidential oaths of office on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. However, in both cases, the men were starting their second consecutive te ...

Tennessee has long been a battleground for courageous, strategic, and non-violent direct action – from the Clinton 12 to the ...

Flashback: President Reagan signed a bill marking the third Monday of January as Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983. The holiday was observed for the first time in January 1986 but it was not ...

The family of Nikkitia Bryant is suing local governments and event organizers over the 29-year-old's death in the 2023 Fort ...

First transmitted in 1961, Martin Luther King talks to John Freeman about his childhood experiences and the incidents that led to the Montgomery bus boycott. These events shaped King's life and ...

Jan. 20 will be a special day for many Americans. The inauguration of President Donald Trump will be taking place in Washington while the nation also celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

The National Civil Rights Museum at The Lorraine Motel will honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s annual event, Remembering MLK ...

At 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of South Fallsburg ... This article originally appeared on Times Herald-Record: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: How the mid-Hudson Valley will honor the day ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day became a federal holiday in 1983 ... The three-day weekend marks the second bank holiday in 2025, with the first occurring on Wednesday, January 1, in observance ...

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is Jan. 20, but there are local events ... Join Multifaith Voices for Peace and Justice for a program at First United Methodist Church of Palo Alto.

The family of a 29-year-old woman killed in a 2023 Martin Luther King Day shooting has filed a wrongful ... He faces charges of attempted first-degree murder with a firearm-discharge of firearm ...